Emma Mariam

Emma Mariam

01
Jun
Science as a symbolic description

Science as a symbolic description

Part 1 of Fr. Pavel Florensky's Thought and Language
21 min read
05
Apr
To Thee, o Blessed Mother

To Thee, o Blessed Mother

Nikolai Gogol's prayer to the All-Holy Theotokos
2 min read
03
Apr
To a shortsighted acquaintance

To a shortsighted acquaintance

Nikolai Gogol on seeking God in everything and putting your hope in Him, not your own ability
3 min read
30
Mar
The Joy of Repentance. Part 1

The Joy of Repentance. Part 1

Fr. Anthony Bloom (1914-2003) on repentance and remembering death
10 min read
29
Mar
On advice

On advice

Nikolai Gogol on wisdom, suffering and giving advice
2 min read
27
Mar
The Christian marches on

The Christian marches on

Nikolai Gogol on intelligence, reason and wisdom, all attainable only in Christ
3 min read
26
Jan
On Fear of God. Part I

On Fear of God. Part I

Hieromartyr Sergius Mechyov (1892-1942) on fearing and loving God
4 min read
24
Dec
The Life

The Life

A Christmas short story by Nikolai Gogol
3 min read
16
Nov
Dostoevsky on the Eastern question. Part II

Dostoevsky on the Eastern question. Part II

Fyodor Dostoevsky on the reception of the Russo-Turkish war in Russian liberal circles
10 min read
24
Oct
Fr. Georges Florovsky on Fr. Pavel Florensky

Fr. Georges Florovsky on Fr. Pavel Florensky

An excerpt from Florovsky's Ways of Russian Theology, criticising Florensky and his best-known work
10 min read